(2400) Derevskaya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 May 1972 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Derevskaya is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDerevskayaDerevskaya

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Derevskaya is 3.18 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2400
Provisional designation1972 KJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.6 km (#3,512 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.166
Absolute magnitude (H)12.14
Orbital period5.20 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.70 – 3.30 au
Eccentricity0.0989
Inclination10.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.70 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 17 May 1972

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